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عَمِلَةٌ

Root: عمل

Full Definition

عَمِلَةٌ , with kesr to the م, is syn. with عَمَلٌ [as signifying A deed, or an action]: so in the saying of a woman of the Arabs, مَا كَانَ لِى عَمِلَةٌ إِلَّا فَسَادُكُمْ [There was no deed, or action, for me, except the corrupting of you].
2 And A thing that is done, or performed; or that is made; (مَا عُمِلَ;) as also .
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